Class Notes

Class: VIII Topic: Informal Letter

Date: 22/06/2022
Subject: ENGLISH

Informal / Personal Letters

These are personal letters written to family, friends, relatives or acquaintances. They
are written to share information or to stay in touch. Casual language is used while
writing informal letters and sometimes the letters may even have an emotional
undertone.

Features of an Informal Letter:-

 It must be conversational and warm. These letters are written in a friendly tone.
The tone is generally determined by your relationship with the person you are
writing to.
 First Person (I, we) and second person (you) may be frequently used.
 It is divided into paragraphs
 It contains simple language and short sentence structures

Format of the letter

Sender’s Address
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Date……….

Salutation……..

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……………………………………Complementary close……………………...................................

Sender’s Name
Sample Letter:-
Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to take steps to improve his
health

12B, Abha Apartment

Raigarh-496001

16th June,2022

Dear brother Ratul,

It has been quite a long since we have not written to each other. Hope everything is
going fine at your side.
Of late, my mother seems to be worried about you. The other day I overheard mother
saying that you are not in a good health. Nothing can compensate the loss of health.
Good health comes from knowing the needs and requirements of our body. You should
take care of your health properly. Go for a morning walk daily and include some
physical exercises in your daily routine. You must take a balanced diet, go to bed early
and fall into a deep slumber soon after you lay down. Good health is the morning sun,
mellow and pleasing. It is the very foundation of a happy life and of all meaningful
activities.
As soon as you can please write to me and let me know how you are. Before I actually
put a full stop, I must tell you that I am quite confident that you will be more sincere to
your health.

Yours lovingly,
Sudhir